Metz
【City description】
It’s a city surrounded by Moselle river and Seille river. The German has governed this city from the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century and there is a gate of German in the east of the city. There are many churches and we can admire stained glasses designed by Chagall and Jean Cocteau. In the south of the city, we can visit the Pompidou Center. It is a modern art museum and the main center is in Paris.
【Overall rating】
★★★★☆
【Time required】
between 6 h 30 and 7 h 30（it depends on the number of the exposition which you visit）
【Budget】
between 12 and 17 euros（it depends on the number of the exposition which you visit）
【Fatigue】
★★★★☆
【Sightseeing route】
【Start】
- ①Metz station
- ②Tower of Camoufle
- ③Serpenoise Gate
- ④Palace of Governance
- ⑤Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains Church
- ⑥Esplanade of Metz
- ⑦Tourist Information Center
- ⑧ Cathedral of Metz
- ⑨Neuf Temple
- ⑩Opera and Theatre in Metz
- ⑪Cour d’Or Museum
- ⑫Sainte-Ségolène Church
- ⑬Thress Saints Hierarques Orthodoxe Church
- ⑭Gate of German
- ⑮Saint-Maximin Church
- ⑯Saint-Martin Church
- ⑰Pompidou Center in Metz
①Metz station
Gare de Metz
★Go to Gambetta St in front of the station as far as a crossroad. It takes 10 minutes by walk.
②Tower of Camoufle
Tour Camoufle
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible in the interior.
★Go to Joffre Avenue and turn right to visit a gate.
③Serpenoise Gate
Porte Serpenoise
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Turn left to go to Général Gaston Dupuis St.
④Palace of Governance
Palais du Gouverneur
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible to the interior.
★Go to Citadelle St and turn left after a chapel.
⑤Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains Church
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 2 pm – 6 pm on weekend (it’s open except Monday between June and September)
Close: weekday
★Continue to walk on the street.
⑥Esplanade of Metz
Esplanade de Metz
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go to the center street and go straight on Clercs St. It takes 10 minutes.
⑦Tourist Information Center
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
⑧ Cathedral of Metz
Cathédrale de Metz
Time required: 30 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 8 am – 6 pm
Close: No
★Go to Estrées St in front of the cathedral and turn left at the dead end. Turn right immediately and you don’t pass a bridge and turn left. When you arrive at another bridge, pass it because it’s a view point. After the bridge, turn right and visit the small island. It takes 15 minutes.
⑨Neuf Temple
Temple Neuf
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible in the interior.
★Go to the square in front of the temple.
⑩Opera and Theatre in Metz
Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole
Time required: 10 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Return to the cathedral and go to Chanoine Collin St on the right of the tourist information center.
⑪Cour d’Or Museum
Musée de La Cour d’Or
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 5 euros
Opening hour: 9 am – 12 h 30 / 1 h 45 pm – 5 pm
Close: Tuesday, national holiday
★Continue to walk on the street and turn right at the end. It takes 5 minutes.
⑫Sainte-Ségolène Church
Église Sainte-Ségolène
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 8 am – 6 pm
Close: No
★Go to Trinitaires St in front of the church and return to the center street. Then, turn left at the crossroad after Saint-Jacques Square to go straight on Tête d’Or St. It takes 20 minutes.
⑬Thress Saints Hierarques Orthodoxe Church
Presbytère Catholique de Saint Eucaire
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 am – 12 h 30 / 2 pm – 6 pm
Close: Sunday
★Continue to walk on the street and when you leave the street and arrive at an avenue, pass it.
⑭Gate of German
Porte des Allemands
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 2 pm – 5 pm (until 7 pm between May and September)
Close: No
★Go to Wad Billy St and turn left at the dead end. It takes 5 minutes.
⑮Saint-Maximin Church
Église Saint-Maximin de Metz
Time required: 20 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 am – 7 pm
Close: No
★Continue to walk on the street and turn right immediately to go to Saint-Etienne St. Go straight and turn left at the end. Then, turn right immediately. It takes 10 minutes.
⑯Saint-Martin Church
Église Saint-Martin
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 am – 6 h 30 pm
Close: No
★Go back to the street and turn right at the end to go to Augustins St. Go straight on the street for 15 minutes while passing under the train rails.
⑰Pompidou Center in Metz
Centre Pompidou-Metz
Time required: 30 min each exposition (1 h 30 for 3 exposition in total)
Admission fee: 7 euros for an exposition, 10 euros for two, 12 euros for three
Opening hour: 10 am – 6 pm (until 7 pm between Friday and Sunday)
Close: Tuesday, 5/1
★Go to Arènes St to go back to the stration. It takes 5 minutes.
【Goal】
Metz station
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